The Prayer of Examen is a spiritual practice of reviewing the day to retune ourselves to the sacred in ordinary life. Usually lasting 15–20 minutes and done in the evening, the prayer prompts us to remember God’s presence, express gratitude, reflect on the day, and prepare for the day to come. The video above uses contemplative imagery captured from daily life with our coworkers to show how the prayer’s application is both organic and accessible. We encourage you to watch slowly and prayerfully, using this video and prompts below as an opportunity to practice this ancient prayer in your own life. Note: All footage for these videos is original to FULLER studio and was filmed in Southern California.

Credits: Lauralee Farrer, Director; Tamara Johnston, Senior Producer; Becky Still and Michael Wright, Writers; Ron Allchin, Supervising Producer; Kathryn Sangsland, Project Manager; Nate Harrison, Director of Photography; Zach Hammill, Cinematography and Sound Design; Reid Bode, Sound Recordist; Patrick O’Neil Duff, Editor and Post Production Supervisor; Lindsey Sheets, Editor and Colorist; Lauren Meares and; Aaron Dorsey, Music Composers; Mitch Ebbott, Recording Engineer; Ran Jackson, Recording Engineer and Mixer; Lauren Meares, Dana VanValin, September Penn, Julie Tai, Rene Velarde, Vocalists; Aaron Dorsey, Acoustic Guitar; Lauren Meares, Piano, Kalimba, Accordion; Peter Lim, Mandarin Narrator; Eun Ah Cho, Korean Narrator; Ines Velásquez-McBryde, Spanish Narrator; Kia Hammill, English Narrator

Featuring: Dana and Eric VanValin with “Baby Girl” (“Ask God for Light”); Elijah Davidson and Randa Hinton (“Give Thanks”); Various Fuller employees and Randa Hinton (“Review the Day”); Lauren and Matthew Meares, Ran Jackson, Ricky and April Jackson, Amanda Lindsey (“Face Your Shortcomings”); Lindsey and Michael Wright (“Look Toward the Day to Come”)

(c) 2019 FULLER studio, filmed on location around the Pasadena, California, campus of Fuller Theological Seminary.